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I recently had it out with my ISP which concluded after I filed a BBB complaint after exhausting several other avenues. But the issue I have is irritatingly no
by ocdtrekkie 6y ago
I recently had it out with my ISP which concluded after I filed a BBB complaint after exhausting several other avenues.
But the issue I have is irritatingly not avoidable by switching carriers: The Chicago Cubs have levied a tax on all cable and satellite TV customers in the Chicagoland area.
The Marquee Sports Network costs every Chicago area resident a new $7 a month cost, every cable provider has agreed to it, and Sinclair Broadcasting makes it a contract term that customers cannot opt out of this new channel and massive fee.
It'd be like if HBO Max rolled out by signing everyone up, billing everyone, and making it impossible to cancel.
I got my ISP to grant me a credit for the next year or so, but it seems like a government action is the only long-term way to escape.
- criddell 6y agoI never watch CBS but it's part of my bundle. Is my situation different than yours?
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoMy "bundle" may include 100+ channels for under $100, for one, and Marquee is $7 for a single channel. Which is to say, it's exceptional in how extremely overpriced Marquee is. It's billed at the level of a premium movie channel like HBO, which is generally optional. And a key problem is that most bundled channels are part of the price I agreed to when I signed up for service, whereas Marquee functions as an additional tax the Chicago Cubs can decide to charge me over and above the price I agreed to pay with my cable provider.